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Kansas Paper Money: An Illustrated History, 1854-1935 ReviewThe purpose of this book is to update the original 1980 Societyof Paper Money Collectors Kansas catalog. The author's past 30-plus years of in-depth study and research has produced an excellent monogram on this topic. As the book's title states, it's richly supplied with many black and white illustrations.
No question the obsolete currency of early Kansas paper money is very rare. Keep in mind Kansas was in existence for only a short period of the obsolete note issuing period of which was from the early 1800s until the 1860s. Kansas became a Territory in 1854 and achieved statehood in 1861. The federal government took over the issuing of paper money soon thereafter. Hence, Kansas had only about 10 years to which bankers and merchants issued the obsolete notes that are today such popular collectors items.
The book is organized into four major periods. These are: (1) Territorial Period (1854-1861), (2) Statehoold Period (Jan.-June, 1861) (3) Civil War (1861-1863), and (4) Post Civil War (1864-1879). The last two chapters deal with miscellanious scrip (1870-1930) and the Natonal Bank Note Period (1864-1935).
Since there were different types of issues, the notes are further separated into three major categories. These are issues from banks, merchants, and municipal governments. Banks are further categorized as fraudulent and intended banks, commonly know as "wildcats" of the territorial period. The author's intent is to list the notes by type of issuer, in the historical period that was their issue.
In the very early days Atchison and Leavenworth were logical choices for the establishment of the first two banks in Kansas. Hence, in many of the smaller towns the merchants were forced to include common banking practices into the operation of their business in order to survive.
Lastly, the book contains eight appendices. A few of the more notable ones are modern reproductions of bank notes, altered notes, known written denomination of script, a list of pre-1863 banks that may have issued scrip and printers and engravers of pre-1880 notes. the book contains an excellent bibliography.
The book is highly recommended to collectors of Kansas paper money and those interested in the early commercial development of Kansas, particularly the development of Kansas banking.Kansas Paper Money: An Illustrated History, 1854-1935 OverviewKansas had only a few years in which its bankers and merchants issued the now-obsolete notes that have become such popular--and rare--collector's items. This heavily illustrated history details Kansas paper bank notes and scrip through 1935. Like the Society of Paper Money Collectors' state catalogs it provides history and listings of specific notes and comments on their rarity, but it is unique in grouping notes and issuers alphabetically according to the economic period in which the notes were issued. Notes are separated into three major categories: municipal governments, merchants, and banks. Appendices examine modern reproductions of obsolete currency, altered notes and write-in scrip, the printers and engravers who created the physical notes, and more.

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